Satellite Trajectory
Will's pick this week is Satellite Trajectory by Huy Nguyen.
This submission provides an app that you can install and add to your toolstrip. A panel on the left enables the user to specify the orbital elements of a satellite orbiting a central body. The Earth and Mars are built-in options for the central body, but the user can specify parameters to orbit about other planetoids. Finally, the app enables the user to specify a ground station to track the satellite from.
You push the plot button, and a simulation runs behind the scenes that predicts the motion of the satellite for a specified amount of time. Six tabs of information are presented, a mix of 2D and 3D plots. There's even an animation button that plays the motion back for you. Here are some screenshots from a Mars run I tried.
Decades ago while a student, I dabbled with a similar concept. I never got very far; Huy has fulfilled my vision! Still, there's always room for more bells and whistles. Here are some ideas:
Let us know what you think here or leave a comment for Huy.
This submission provides an app that you can install and add to your toolstrip. A panel on the left enables the user to specify the orbital elements of a satellite orbiting a central body. The Earth and Mars are built-in options for the central body, but the user can specify parameters to orbit about other planetoids. Finally, the app enables the user to specify a ground station to track the satellite from.
- Provide the user documentation on how the orbits are calculated
- Give the user the option to define spherical harmonics that affect the orbit
- Present the azimuth and elevation on a polar plot
- Place a surface map of Earth and Mars onto the sphere when displaying the reference object
Let us know what you think here or leave a comment for Huy.
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